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Brittany Hudak and Mark Arendz both win bronze in Para cross country

Melissa Akgez
March 11, 2026

14th career medal for Arendz

CORTINA- Brittany Hudak won her first medal at the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games on Wednesday with bronze in the women’s standing 10km cross country race, while Mark Arendz earned his second medal in the men’s equivalent.

Hudak, from Prince Albert, Sask., finished behind silver medalist Vilde Nilson of Norway and winner Sydney Peterson of the U.S.

“It feels great,” said Hudak, her fourth career medal in four Games. “I knew the fitness was there, I knew I was skiing well, it was just kind of managing to put everything together in the same day. I’m really happy to put together a solid race.”

Emma Archibald of Fall River, N.S., was sixth.

On the men’s side, Arendz, from Hartsville, P.E.I., earned his 14th career medal clocking third behind Belarus’ Raman Svirydzenka and France’s Karl Tabouret,silver and gold medallists respectively.

“I think that I was just taking a lot of experience, a lot of the endurance races of the biathlon and yesterday’s sprint,” said Arendz, at his fifth Paralympics. “I think there was a lot of confidence in just being about to move quickly, get the classic legs under me. I woke up this morning knowing I could bring those two together and this could be a good chance for me.”

Arendz won his first medal here on Sunday with silver in the men’s individual standing biathlon.

Other Canadian results in 10 kilometre races.

Collin Cameron of Bracebridge, Ont.,  and Derek Zaplotinsky of Smoky Lake, Alta., were sixth and seventh in the men’s sitting race.

Madison Mullin of Fergus, Ont., and her guide Brooke Ailey of North Bay, Ont., were sixth in the women’s 10km visually impaired race.

Jesse Bachinskyof Kenora, Ont.,and his guide Levi Nadlersmith of Boissevain, Man., were 11th in the men’s visually impaired followed by Logan Lariviere of Lively, Ont., and his guide Joe Hutton of North Bay, Ont., in 12th.

Christina Picton of Fonthill, Ont., was 12th women’s sitting.

Para nordic skiers are back in action Friday in Para biathlon with the sprint pursuit.

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